This has been making me laugh in India for the past month, Indian drug dealers. I know a strange thing to find funny and for many reasons it’s not funny (kids don’t do drugs, unless you’re in a safe raving environment…jk they are bad). Here’s the deal, you’ll be walking down the street then slyly over your shoulder someone will whisper some pitch. But the way they talk is like some cheesy D.A.R.E. commercial from the early 90′s, with a breathy, comically sinister voice that draws out the final syllables with an exhale. Like (read in breathy voice) “Hey man, you want some Hashishhhhhhhhh? Some doppppppppe?” You answer by just not acknowledging their existence. This is so common that I’ll probably hear it twice on my 200 meter walk back to my hotel. But my favorite so far was in Darjeeling. I was walking through the big square where there are horses for the little kids to ride. When one of the horse handlers approached me and said “Hi would you like to ride a horse?” I giggled and said “No.” To which he followed in a sudden breathy voice “How about some Hashishhhhhhh?” I was so shocked I just started laughing at the dude, probably not the right response to a drug dealer, but he just walked away.

Btw really drugs are bad especially in India. I DARE to be cool here…but even if you’re down, don’t mix with the India drug crowd, it’s bad news.